We need another few thousand like this boy ........... thank God for him, spread his message to other youths, they too might be able to help.
Detroit — The young boy smiles and looks into the eyes of the homeless man with bent shoulders and worn shoes.
He carefully places a scoop of potato salad next to the grilled hot dog and beans on the man’s plate.
“Would you like a cupcake and some chips and cookies?” he offers, as the man nods slowly and returns the smile.
The line of nearly 50 homeless people, patiently waiting for a meal in the blazing heat, stretches down a blighted section of Third Avenue at Martin Luther King Boulevard. Long tables laden with food, and a small grill lined with dozens of hot dogs, stand across the street from the Neighborhood Services Organization’s homeless shelter, the Tumaini Center.
Robby Eimers is determined to feed them all. He brings a van filled with food, clothing, toiletries, water and snacks every weekend from his home in New Haven. His grandmother drives.
Robby’s immediate goal: full stomachs. His long-range goal: end homelessness.
He is 12.
“These are my friends,” said Robby, a student at New Haven’s Endeavor Middle School, who does chores and spends birthday and Christmas money on the provisions. His grandmother also helps buy supplies, and some are donated by supporters.
“It makes me feel good to be able to help.”
